Broadcast Newsline: June 19, 2009

For years, cotton gins have used moisture restoration systems to add back moisture to the lint as it goes through the gin. The aggressive use of some of these systems has caused an increase in wet bales and a need for improved cotton-moisture sensors.

This week’s Cotton Newsline is 3 cuts. All cuts are Mathew Pelletier, an engineer for USDA-ARS Cotton Production and Processing Unit in Lubbock,Texas.

Suggested introduction cut 1:For years, cotton gins have used moisture restoration systems to add back moisture to the lint as it goes through the gin. Mathew Pelletier, an engineer for USDA-ARS, says the aggressive use of some of these systems has caused an increase in wet bales and a need for improved cotton-moisture sensors.

Suggested introduction cut 2:Pelletier says the current commercial sensors with a single frequency are incapable of determining if a cotton bale is very wet or very dry.

Suggested introduction cut 3:The initial prototype is currently being tested in gins but Pelletier says it may be another year or two before the full CAT-scan system will be tested in a large scale gin.

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